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Nick777 · 12-29-2011, 06:28 AM

Hello all...

My girlfriend moved in with me and brought her two yorkies. Ever since I have known them they have always wee'd and poo'd in her house, always slept on the bottom (and inside)of the bed, always barked to be picked up to be put on the bed (even though they could jump on). The female dog (who has not been spayed) regularly gets on to hump her leg. The male dog has been fixed, but some time ago started to hump my girlfriends arm (which I find very disturbing, since she allows it, and now her daughter is doing it). Anyway, they moved in with me with the dogs, and it was pretty much business as usual with the weeing, humping etc..

We decided to try and get the dogs to wee and poo outside, so when ever we found we or poo, I would smack them with a newspaper, show them the wee, and put them outside. We did this for several weeks, and nothing changed (after reading the info on this site I can see why). My girlfriend and daughter needed to go away for 10 days, and they left the dogs with me. During the time they were away, the dogs did not pee once inside the house, although there was the occasional poo. The dogs also jumped onto the bed on their own without whining or barking to be picked up.

As soon as my girlfriend got home, the dogs began weeing in the house again and barking to get on the bed. I do not let the dogs hump my leg or arm.

I bath the dogs every week and I think they love me. I am good to them. the girl dog runs around frantically in the morning when I get up, throwing herself on her back, waiting for a tummy tickle.

I have also taught the dogs to wait outside, and let me enter the house first. then they come when I call them.

Is there a heirachy problem here? What does she need to do? She loves her dogs very much. What do I need to do? She doesn't believe that they did not wee in the house when she was away. I would love to be able to print an answer out for her so that we can fix the issues.

Many thanks for listening.

12-29-2011, 06:28 AM	#1
Nick777 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa Posts: 2	Anyone heard of this before? Hello all... My girlfriend moved in with me and brought her two yorkies. Ever since I have known them they have always wee'd and poo'd in her house, always slept on the bottom (and inside)of the bed, always barked to be picked up to be put on the bed (even though they could jump on). The female dog (who has not been spayed) regularly gets on to hump her leg. The male dog has been fixed, but some time ago started to hump my girlfriends arm (which I find very disturbing, since she allows it, and now her daughter is doing it). Anyway, they moved in with me with the dogs, and it was pretty much business as usual with the weeing, humping etc.. We decided to try and get the dogs to wee and poo outside, so when ever we found we or poo, I would smack them with a newspaper, show them the wee, and put them outside. We did this for several weeks, and nothing changed (after reading the info on this site I can see why). My girlfriend and daughter needed to go away for 10 days, and they left the dogs with me. During the time they were away, the dogs did not pee once inside the house, although there was the occasional poo. The dogs also jumped onto the bed on their own without whining or barking to be picked up. As soon as my girlfriend got home, the dogs began weeing in the house again and barking to get on the bed. I do not let the dogs hump my leg or arm. I bath the dogs every week and I think they love me. I am good to them. the girl dog runs around frantically in the morning when I get up, throwing herself on her back, waiting for a tummy tickle. I have also taught the dogs to wait outside, and let me enter the house first. then they come when I call them. Is there a heirachy problem here? What does she need to do? She loves her dogs very much. What do I need to do? She doesn't believe that they did not wee in the house when she was away. I would love to be able to print an answer out for her so that we can fix the issues. Many thanks for listening.